place Toprak generally loves and
Bulega is a little indifferent about.
But with a maybe too-stiff new
BMW and overly stiff challenges
from half a dozen Ducatis to deal
with, Razgatlioglu will have to be
extra perfect merely to move up
quickly from his current champi
-
onship ranking of eighth.
WorldSSP
The next-generation WorldSSP
rules (and the increasing number
of new/heavily changed road
bikes that have arrived in their
wake) are the gift that just keeps
on giving to what we once called
Supersport 600 racing.
This class was recently well-
subscribed but, somehow, slowly
losing public and manufacturer
interest until the whole idea of
ROUND 1 / FEBRUARY 21-23, 2025
PHILLIP ISLAND CIRCUIT / VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
ROAD RACE I FIM WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
P84
Stefano Manzi (62)
steered the new Yamaha
R9 perfectly to win on
the machine's debut in
WorldSSP race one.
It was all smiles if you were on
a Ducati, but no one could get
close to the man of the moment,
Nicolo Bulega (center).
